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Re:Surviving Burnout by delusional on Saturday April 15, 2023 @06:22PM (#35585197)
> Passive activities like watching TV/podcasts/videogames are a bad choice.

I'd like to chime in and say that social video games like CSGO or Dota or whatever with friends on discord can be wonderful social activities.

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Re:Surviving Burnout by david-gpu on Sunday April 16, 2023 @10:56AM (#35590534)
I bet they are, but they are also sedentary. Exercise and the outdoors are great at reducing anxiety, and depression is often caused by chronic anxiety, which is why videogames would not be my weapon of choice to combat it.
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